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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 9h

"There is an astronomical increase in demand for homelessness services. "I find that deeply disturbing & I know a lot of other Australians do too." @barbarapocock.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss the housing crisis & its impact on younger Australians. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4y9JHDV

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15h

In the latest episode of "What's the Point?", Richard Denniss argues that some guardrails are worth fighting for. Listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/10/2026

"The problem isn't being caused by immigration." Tax concessions cooked Australia's housing market, not migration, @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @maiyazize.bsky.social tell @ebonybennett.bsky.social. Listen to Follow the Money via the link or wherever you get your pods. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/10/2026

For many younger Australians, the prospect of sharing in Australia's prosperity is slipping out of reach. @barbarapocock.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss the impact of the housing crisis on younger Australians & her proposals to turn the situation around. 🎧 theaus.in/4y9JHDV

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NEW EPISODE | Younger Australians “locked out” as intergenerational housing divide grows
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/10/2026

Neoliberalism has never worked where it’s been tried, but the rich love it so it’s not going anywhere. Listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/10/2026

"...AI companies, like other companies, need to pay for the harm that they cause," writes Josh Bornstein in The Canberra Times. Read here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/aust…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/10/2026

In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss examines neoliberalism, and just how damaging it has been to our economy. Listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/10/2026

While miles apart in their responses to the Trump administration, Canada & Australia are in lock-step on expanding fossil fuel production. Senator for Québec Rosa Galvez joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss shared challenges & common failures in Australia & Canada. 🎧 theaus.in/3VRTBfQ

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NEW EPISODE | Shared challenges, shared failures: Canada and Australia aren’t meeting the moment
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/10/2026

As leaders gather in Fiji for pre-COP31 climate talks, co-hosted by Australia’s Climate Change & Energy Minister Chris Bowen, delegates will see this message in the Fiji Times: australiainstitute.org.au/post/full-pa...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 05/10/2026

The Reserve Bank hiked interest rates last week - but why? Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says. "There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2026

"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute. You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-gen…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2026

A Northern Territory body with ZERO full-time staff is the de facto national regulator for online gambling. Last year, Australians lost $36 billion gambling. @justinedavismla.bsky.social tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social about this extraordinary situation on Follow the Money 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026

There’s a war on Iran choking global oil supplies, an artificial intelligence boom & a US president torpedoing the global trading system. But inflation simply MUST be normal, according to the RBA. 🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057 @grogsgamut.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social #auspol

Photo of Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock standing at a lectern
NEW EPISODE | New world, same Reserve Bank
Listen to the latest episode of Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026

Australia’s multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is effectively regulated by a NT body with no full-time staff. @justinedavismla.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss how the NT became the de facto national regulator & her proposal to lift standards. 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9

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NEW EPISODE | How the NT won Australia’s race-to-the-bottom on online gambling regulation
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

"Who imagines that when Donald Trump went into that meeting with Xi, he gave Australia a second thought? "Actually...that would be true for any US president." @j-laurenceson.bsky.social & @emmashortis.bsky.social discuss the Trump-Xi meeting & what it means for Australia. 🎧 theaus.in/4hsuVTP

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

Did you know that 83% of Australia’s gas is used for exports? Australia Institute research shows that over the past 5 years the Australian government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply Australia for more than 20 years? A 25% tax on gas exports could end the gas shortages. #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

"By around 2060, for the first time we'll have a year where there are more people dying than there are being born. "That means the only way to keep the population growing...is migration." @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social on the Intergenerational Report. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yYJSms

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

Last week’s Trump-Xi meeting delivered few outcomes, but is a bigger shift in US-China relations under way? @acri-uts.bsky.social's James Laurenceson joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss why the Biden administration’s approach to China may not return, even after Trump. 🎧 theaus.in/4hsuVTP

Photo of American President Trump giving thumbs up, standing next to Chinese President Xi Jinping
NEW EPISODE | Placid Trump-Xi summit bucks Washington ‘consensus’ of ever-rising tensions
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/09/2026

"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride." Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/09/2026

AI dominates the latest Intergenerational Report. But are multi-decade predictions related to the rapidly changing technology any more than just a stab in the dark? @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social discuss the latest IGR & new data on ‘middle Australia’. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yYJSms

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NEW EPISODE | Will Australia "keep up and succeed"? Lessons from the Intergenerational Report
Listen to Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcast

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/09/2026

Despite dire warnings from scientists & Australia’s Pacific neighbours, the federal government isn’t getting the message. Tuvalu Climate Change & Environment Minister Dr Maina Talia & Canadian Senator @senrosagalvez.bsky.social discuss the need to phase out fossil fuels #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3TheJLN

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NEW EPISODE | The promise of a future: it’s time to phase out fossil fuels
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

Australia Institute research shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise an estimated $17 billion in revenue each year. Yet the Australian Parliament has failed to act. This new ad highlights the important issue.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

"I think international law is in a crisis. "And I think when applied with double standards, that's when rightly people question its use & value." @rawanarraf.bsky.social on Australia's failure to defend the International Criminal Court & the 'rules-based' order. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4hCXbmu

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

The Canberra Writers Festival creates a place for authors, thinkers and readers to come together, share ideas and be part of the conversation. Join George Williams, author of "Aiming Higher" there, 15 - 18 October! To buy tickets head to their website! tickets.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/Events

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

Whether you’re a literary lover, looking for events for your bookclub, or want big ideas and politics, the Canberra Writers Festival has something for you, including events with Jane Caro, author of "Rich Kid, Poor Kid"! Buy tickets here! ⤵️ tickets.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/Events

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

The Canberra Writers Festival has a lively program that includes author talks, panels, book launches, masterclasses and performances, including one by our Chief Political Analyst and resident writer extraordinaire Amy Remeikis! Buy tickets here! ⤵️ tickets.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/Events

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

The Red Lines Package aims to ensure that Australia doesn’t fund, arm or invest in illegal settlements, war crimes or genocide. But the federal government has blocked an inquiry into the bills. @rawanarraf.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social on After America to discuss. 🎧 theaus.in/4hCXbmu

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NEW EPISODE | Where are the red lines? Australia, genocide and international law
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

Tonight, Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss will join UTS for a timely discussion on the future of the social sciences, why they matter, and their role in tackling society’s biggest challenges. It's free! Register here: events.humanitix.com/social-science…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026

Inequality is a political choice. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss the shocking number of Australians dying on Jobseeker & the government’s immigration policy announcements. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yKHWxG

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NEW EPISODE | A shocking number of Australians on Jobseeker are dying – it doesn’t have to be this way
Listen to Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026

Great to see More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia recommended by the Sydney Morning Herald. Get your copy here: australiainstitute.org.au/store/mor…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026

"I mean call me crazy, but I think the objective of a health system is to keep people healthy, right? "We keep people alive, but we don't keep them healthy." @lukeslawomirski.bsky.social says Australia has built an illness system, not a health system. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4xwuwEq

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026

New data shows Australians on JobSeeker are up to 10 times more likely to die than those not on welfare support. Living in poverty has severe health impacts, and the JobSeeker rate is about 45% BELOW the poverty line. #auspol @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/09/2026

"Australia built an illness system, not a health system" - @lukeslawomirski.bsky.social Luke discusses the soaring cost of specialist care & the problems with private health with @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social on this week's Follow the Money. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4xwuwEq

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NEW EPISODE | Australia built an illness system, not a health system
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/09/2026

"There's been an explosion of access." The extent of American access to defence facilities on Australian soil is "profoundly shocking", Richard Tanter tells @emmashortis.bsky.social. Hear more on the latest episode of After America. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/46ICtM1

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

Just because parts of “the economy” benefit from Data Centres doesn’t mean most of Australia will. Co-CEO Richard Denniss examines who benefits and who loses in the latest episode of “What’s the Point?”. #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

"[One study] covered one billion offset credits...and found that less than 16% would be verifiably real." "So 85% of offset credits don't pass the first hurdle. They're not real." - University of Melbourne Senior Research Fellow Dr Kate Dooley at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

"[The Safeguard Mechanism] allows the unlimited use of offsets to enable fossil fuel expansion. "So it's not a constraint. It's a release valve." - The Wilderness Society CEO Dr Kirsty Howey at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

"If we had started this transition 40 years ago, maybe there was room for these delaying, slower tactics to reduce emissions." "Carbon offsets should be the last option." The Hon Senator Rosa Galvez at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026 @senrosagalvez.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

"The transition away from fossil fuels must remain firmly anchored in the best available science and strong political will." - Tuvalu Minister for Climate Change and Environment the Hon Dr Maina Vakafua Talia at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

Offsetting fossil fuel emissions is like thinking that going for a walk makes up for having a cigarette. That's the logic our governments use to justify fossil fuel expansion. 📺co-CEO Richard Denniss delivers his keynote address at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026 @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

"Most people will know the story about the boiling frog. "We're turning up the temperature of the pot that we're sitting in." - co-CEO Leanne Minshull opens today's #ClimateIntegritySummit26 @leanneminshull.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

The US controls or has access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, according to new research. Richard Tanter joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss his research on US involvement on Australian bases & the consequences of the war on terror for the alliance. 🎧 theaus.in/46ICtM1

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NEW EPISODE | America’s “shocking” access to Australian bases, revealed
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 14/09/2026

Turns out "The Cloud" is a big, noisy, environmentally damaging shed, that no one wants anywhere near them. In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss explores the inconvenient truths about where our data is going. #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026

The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026

"If we were serious about tackling the housing crisis it would be the obvious change to make." Limiting rent increases works, says @maiyazize.bsky.social from @everybodyshome.bsky.social. Hear more on Follow the Money via the link or wherever you get your podcasts. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026

Labor has backed down on requiring gas exporters to reserve 20% of their exports for Australians. Now they'll only have to reserve UP TO 20%. Reminder: 'up to 20%' includes 0%. 🫠 #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026

Yesterday Parliament approved a new method for carbon offsets. This will increase the supply of offsets, push the price down, and make it cheaper to pollute. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10/09/2026

We are delighted to announce the Treasurer of Australia, Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP will deliver the 2026 Bernie Fraser Oration! 📅 Tuesday 13 October 🕘 7:30pm AEDT 📍 The Shine Dome, Canberra 🎟️ Tickets: events.humanitix.com/bernie-frase...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10/09/2026

Early super access would ultimately make people worse off, but the government could do more to help Australians in need right now. @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss superannuation & cost-of-living support on this Dollars & Sense. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4xXcRqv

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NEW EPISODE | The cost-of-living lesson for the government in early super access debate
Listen to Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10/09/2026

The task of stopping Australia’s coal and gas expansion just became more difficult. Allowing fossil fuel pollution to increase because a forest wasn’t logged might take pressure off politicians, but it won't take pressure off our climate. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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